Abstract
Positive Emotions are vital in bringing about many positive outcomes in the
life of an individual (Fredrickson & Branigan, 2005). They bring about
cognitive, social and behavioural change in people (Fredrickson,
2001).Therefore the gender experiencing more positive emotion will be
benefited more from the positive outcomes they produce. The study is aimed
at finding out the differences in the experience of Positive emotions across
gender. Cross sectional research design was used to study 200 Pakistani men
and women. Positive Emotions Scale (PES) was presented to the participants
to see differences in the experience of Positive Emotions. Results indicated
that men and women both experience Positive Emotions at different times of
their lives but the style of their experience is different. Women’s Positive
Emotions were more related to their social interactions, friends and family
moreover women were more likely to experience Compassion than men.
Positive Emotions like Pride was more frequently found among men as
compared to women. Findings suggest that there are significant differences
among men and women in the perception, understanding and experience of
positive emotions. Overall men were found to be happier than women.
Amna Shamim , Amina Muazzam. (2018) Gender Differences in Positive Emotion, Journal of Arts and Social sciences, Volume 5, Issue 1.
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